A pocket of one-story villas in the Lansbrook area of East Lake, where you are buying preserve quiet, a low-maintenance footprint, and the East Lake school and corridor address, not square footage.
Listings before the portals, true comps, and the renovation and carrying-cost math, before you tour.
"The Clearing is a small enclave of one-story villas built in the mid to late 1980s, set on the edge of a cypress preserve with ponds inside the broader Lansbrook area of East Lake Palm Harbor (Lipply Real Estate and neighborhoods.com community profiles, 2026). The buy here is the setting and the East Lake corridor address, not size, so the value math turns on the specific villa's condition, roof age, and the HOA line rather than a headline price."
Jon Brooks, founder, Momentum Realty · Updated June 2026
The Clearing is a small community of one-story villas in the northeast section of Palm Harbor, just off East Lake Road, set at the southern edge of the Lansbrook area of East Lake in northern Pinellas County (Lipply Real Estate and neighborhoods.com community profiles, 2026).
The villas were built in the mid to late 1980s and read as low-maintenance, with two and three bedroom one-story floor plans, carports, and preserve or pond views of cypress and private conservation land (Lipply Real Estate community profile, 2026). The enclave is small, so individual villa condition, roof age, and updates drive value more than a community average.
The Clearing is not an age-restricted community; confirm any age or use restriction and the HOA line per parcel. What you are buying is the preserve setting and the East Lake address, which carries the school and corridor context of the wider East Lake and Lansbrook area.
The pitch is low-maintenance living in a quiet preserve pocket with East Lake proximity to John Chesnut Sr. Park, Lake Tarpon, the Pinellas Trail, the YMCA, and the East Lake retail corridor. The risk is the older roof and systems math and parcel-level flood exposure, which made headlines in the area after the 2024 storm season.
Tight supply and strong demand favor sellers here. Homes still take about two months to sell, though, and with asking prices running above recent sales per square foot, a prepared buyer has room on anything overpriced. Reading each home against the real comps, not the headline trend, is where the edge is.
Live from Stellar MLS, as of June 24, 2026. Refreshed twice daily. Months of supply, days on market, and the contract-to-listing ratio are computed from current A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price. listings and the trailing twelve months of closed sales.
Our proprietary read on how a home in The Clearing buys, holds, and resells. See the five factors.
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The Clearing trades square footage for a quiet East Lake preserve pocket with quick access to parks, Lake Tarpon, the Pinellas Trail, the retail corridor, and a reasonable run to Tampa and the Gulf beaches.
Drive times from The Clearing. They are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact start point in the enclave.
Distances and drive times are approximate and vary with traffic and your exact villa. Confirm your real commute at your real departure time.
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Carrying cost · the no-CDD edge
No CDD bond means thousands less per year than newer master plans.
Roughly $25,000 saved over 10 years in carrying cost, before resale.
Illustrative. NE Florida CDD assessments commonly run $1,500-$3,500+/yr and vary by community; verify per property.
A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price. is served by Pinellas County Public Schools. Assignment is by address and can change, so confirm the exact zoned elementary, middle, and high schools for any specific home, plus any magnet or choice options. Treat published ratings as a starting point, not the full story.
Buying with schools in mind? We can confirm the exact zoned schools for any A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price. address.
What is actually shaping value around The Clearing: the Pinellas County housing reset of 2025 and 2026, the storm and flood-zone reckoning across East Lake after the 2024 hurricane season, and the long-running effort to protect Lake Tarpon water quality next door. Each item is sourced and linked.
Our read on what is being built around A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price., scored for direction, significance, and how close the effect lands. The full sourced timeline follows below.
A more balanced Pinellas market with rising inventory and modest price growth gives villa buyers more room to negotiate on condition and view.
Flooding in parts of the Lansbrook and East Lake area in 2024 and tighter flood and insurance scrutiny raise the importance of verifying the zone on every villa.
County and water-district projects to treat stormwater and convert septic to sewer aim to protect Lake Tarpon, the natural amenity that anchors the East Lake setting.
Steady buyer interest across Palm Harbor and East Lake supports value for low-maintenance villas in established preserve settings.
Direction, significance, and effect-radius ratings are Momentum's proprietary, qualitative read of the sourced items below, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific home.
Development, infrastructure, retail, and school activity affecting The Clearing, tracked by our team and summarized from public reporting and official sources, with links to the original coverage. Last updated June 2026.
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Hurricane Milton in October 2024 brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of the Tampa Bay area, with deputies transporting residents from the Lansbrook area near Tarpon Lake Boulevard in Palm Harbor. Why it matters: The Clearing sits inside the Lansbrook area, so the FEMA flood zone and insurance picture deserve close verification on every villa. Source
The Southwest Florida Water Management District and Pinellas County are building enhanced stormwater treatment projects to improve water quality discharging to Lake Tarpon, the impaired lake next to East Lake Palm Harbor. Why it matters: The natural-amenity setting that anchors The Clearing benefits as the county invests in protecting Lake Tarpon and the surrounding preserve system. Source
Pinellas County entered 2026 as a more balanced market, with rising inventory, homes taking longer to sell, and modest year-over-year price growth around the low single digits. Why it matters: More inventory and a balanced market give villa buyers leverage to negotiate on condition, roof age, and view in small enclaves like The Clearing. Source
Summaries reflect public reporting and official sources linked above as of the dates shown. Project details, timelines, and approvals can change. Commentary on potential market effects is general observation, not investment advice or a prediction for any specific property. For the freshest items across the whole region, see This Week in Northeast Florida.
If we were buying in A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price., this is the order of operations we would run, and the one we run for our clients.
Read the specific villa, not the enclave. The Clearing is small, so roof age, systems, and updates on the exact unit decide value more than any community average.
Confirm the HOA line and what it covers. Villa HOAs here carry their own dues and maintenance scope, so get the exact figure and inclusions in writing.
Verify the FEMA flood zone for the address. Parts of the East Lake and Lansbrook area flooded in the 2024 storm season, so check the zone and insurance before you offer.
Price the preserve and pond setting honestly. A true preserve or pond view is the premium here, so confirm what the specific villa actually looks onto.
Use the East Lake context, and cross-shop the metro value market such as Spring Hill if entry price outranks the East Lake address.
On mobile, tap any heading below to open it. This is the home by home, lot by lot, club and renovation detail, organized so you can jump straight to what matters to you.
The Clearing is a small enclave of mid to late 1980s one-story villas set against a cypress preserve and ponds in the Lansbrook area of East Lake Palm Harbor, ZIP 34685, in northern Pinellas County. The draw is low-maintenance villa living with preserve and pond views and access to John Chesnut Sr. Park, Lake Tarpon, the Pinellas Trail, the YMCA, and the East Lake retail corridor.
Three honest price bands. Condition and lot, not the square footage alone, decide where a home lands.
Here are the broad resale bands in A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price. today. The right home is the one matched to your budget and the renovation math, so seeing fitting listings early is the edge.
An original 1980s one-story villa needing updates, where roof age and systems drive value. The affordable way into the East Lake address.
A renovated villa with a newer roof and updated systems, the heart of the resale market in the enclave.
An updated villa backing to a true cypress preserve or pond view, the position that holds value best here.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
Three realistic price bands. Where a home lands comes down to condition and lot, not square footage alone.
Approximate 2026 resale bands from third-party listing data and public records, not NEFAR statistics. Confirm pricing for a specific home.
The factors that actually move value in A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price., condition, lot, and the renovation math, read from current listings and recent sales.
Renovated-listing inventory in A small villa enclave inside Lansbrook in East Lake Palm Harbor, where preserve views and a low-maintenance footprint matter more than the headline price. is too thin right now to compute a reliable renovation premium. We read condition home by home against real comps before you offer.
On a preferred homesite (water, preserve, corner, or a larger lot), the homesite is the part of your money the market gives back at resale. The house can be renovated; the lot cannot, so premium lots hold their value better than interior ones. How much more they command varies by frontage, view, and condition, which is why we read it home by home against real comparable sales rather than a single headline figure.
Most buyers overpay on interior lots in the back half of the community. A sharp renovation can distract you, but the weaker resale position follows the lot, not the finishes. We read the homesite before the kitchen.
Our read on the factors that protect resale here, and the one to manage.
Momentum analysis based on the community's structure, location, lot scarcity, and housing stock. Not a guarantee of future value.
The strongest value pocket is usually a renovated home on a good lot priced just under the next tier up. Buyers chasing the single biggest house often pay top prices for what is really a renovation project.
The same five mistakes cost buyers the most in any market. Every one is avoidable with the right preparation before you tour.
1The agent on the sign works for the seller. In a market where condition swings price by hundreds of thousands, negotiating against that agent with no one in your corner is the costliest move of all.
2A dated home looks like a deal until you price the roof, HVAC, pool, and full modernization honestly. Underbudget the reno and the bargain becomes the expensive house.
3A premium homesite (water, preserve, or a preferred position) carries a real, durable premium. Pay a top price for an interior lot and you are buying the weakest version of the value.
4Two similar homes can cost very differently to own once the HOA, any CDD, insurance, and upkeep are priced in. Buyers who do not run the full monthly carrying cost misread the real number.
5An older home means older systems unless updated. Roof age, HVAC age, pool equipment, and prior renovations drive both price and insurability, and a thorough inspection matters more here than in a new build.
In The Clearing you are buying the preserve setting and the East Lake address, so the villa's condition and the HOA line decide the number, not the headline price.
Our proprietary 0 to 10 read across the five factors that decide how a home here buys, holds, and resells.
Momentum Intelligence Scores are our proprietary, qualitative assessment based on the analysis on this page, on a 0 to 10 scale. They are a framework for comparing communities, not a guarantee of future value or advice on a specific home.
Most pages on this community are an automated estimate wrapped in stock copy. This one is built from the live Stellar MLS feed, fourteen years of closed sales, and a renovation-by-renovation read of what actually moves value here, lot by lot. No Zestimate, no guesswork.
Where the value actually sits. Each home is shaded by its price per square foot (a value read, not just a price) and ringed by lot type, so you can see at a glance which pockets carry a real, durable premium and where a renovation play makes sense.
Fill = price per square foot; ring = lot type, inferred from listing descriptions. Sold homes are shown by realized $/sqft (lot type not always recorded). Asking and recent-sold figures from Stellar MLS; for orientation, not an appraisal.
In a small villa enclave like The Clearing, the position is the part of your money the market protects. Villas backing to a true cypress preserve or pond hold value better than interior positions, and the flood zone is parcel specific. The villa can be renovated; the view and the flood picture cannot. Read the position and the flood map first, then price the condition of the villa against it.
The Clearing is a villa community with its own HOA, so dues and maintenance scope apply at the enclave level rather than parcel by parcel. Confirm the exact current dues and what they cover for the specific villa before you offer.
Villa HOA dues here typically cover common areas, the ponds and preserve edges, and a share of exterior or grounds maintenance customary to villa living. Confirm the precise inclusions, any reserves, and any age or use restriction in the governing documents.
Free calculators to pressure-test the real cost before you tour.
Selling here is won on condition and view, not the Zestimate. The right number comes from closed comps matched to your renovation level and lot.
Selling in The Clearing means pricing to your specific villa, its condition, and whether it backs to preserve or pond, not to a vague enclave average. The roof age, the updates, and the view are what set your number.
Sold-to-list and days-on-market figures reflect Momentum Realty listings versus our market average, year to date. Your home's result depends on pricing, condition, lot, view, and preparation.
Because buyers here are weighing your home against renovated comps and cross-shopping Spring Hill, a home priced to the community average instead of its true condition and view either leaves money on the table or sits. A renovated kitchen, newer roof and HVAC, and a golf or lake view all deserve to show up in your price, and a buyer pool reading renovation math needs to be shown why your home is worth it. We build that case with real comps and a pricing strategy for the current market.
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Median sale prices in The Clearing year by year since 2012, from closed MLS sales. A long track record beats a single estimate, showing what this community has really done through rate cycles rather than what a model predicts.
The Clearing is currently a strong seller's market. About 1.8 months of supply, a median asking price of $1,019,500, and homes go under contract in about 79 days.
Typical home value in the 32224 ZIP is $456,759, about 13.7% above the Florida norm (Zillow Home Value Index).
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Live data: Stellar MLS, refreshed twice daily. Typical value: Zillow Research. Market metrics only; these describe homes for sale and recent sales, not residents.
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